Lining for barrels or other like containers.



J. ARKELL, DEUD.

W. J. L B. ABKELL. EXEOUTDRS.

LINING EOE. EARRELS 0R OTHER LIKE CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEU. 21, 1901.y

H0 MODEL.

WITNESSES:

PATENTED JULY 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

.I AMES ARKELL, OF OANAJOHARIE, NEW YORK; WILLIAM J. ARKELL AND BARTLETT ARKELL EXEOUTORS OF. SAID "JAMES ARKELL, DECEASED.

LINING FOR BARRELS OR OTHER LIK CONTAINERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,545, dated. July 12, 1904.

Application filed December 21, 1901. Serial No. 88,729. (No model.) y

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JAMES ARKELL, a citi'- zen of the United States, and a resident of Uanajoharie, inv the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Linings for Barrels or other Like Containers, of which the following is a specification.-

'Ihis invention relates to linings for barrels, kegs, casks, boxes, and other like containers.

The invention seeks to provide an eliicient durable flexible paper lining for the purpose stated, one capable of meeting the conditions of actual practice, and which may be manufacturedpat a reasonable cost. Such a lining must be capable of being readily and conveniently inserted in proper position within the barrel or other container, and must be capable` of stretching under tensile strains, so as to conform at once to the interior of the container and so as to yield to the expansions and contractions of the container. It should also be capable of being conveniently and economically baled or packed for shipment to the users. Moreover, the linings must be of such character that such bales or packages will not injuriously diminish the stretchability of the paperin actual use.

rIheinvention also. seeks to so construct and arrange the lining that its-upper end may project above the upper end of the barrel or other like container, so as to be capable of being ,turned with facility and despatch outward and down around ythe upper end of the barrel or other container to support the lining in position during the operation of filling.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, and in which like numerals 4designate corresponding parts `of the several figures, 4I have illustrated my invention as applied to the purpose of lining a barrel. y Y

Figure l is a perspective view of a barrel with the lining in position and supported therein by the downturned upper end of the lining. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of a closed barrel provided with my lining and filled with `some `comminuted material.

In carrying out my invention I take durable flexible crinkled paper with which the sides of a barrel 2 or other like container are to be v lined. This crinkled paper is characterized by a multiplicity or tight erinkles or creases formed in the paper when it is wet and which render the paper capable of stretching. The

'and also enabling the paper to stretch under strains incident to the shifting of the contained material and incident to the yielding of theA barrel or other container occasioned by the rough handling to which it may be subjected. Moreover, these crinkles enable the paper to stretch at preciselythe points or regions where the strain is concentrated. It will thus be seen that the crinkled paper, having the capability of maintaining its crinkles under compression and the capability of stretching under tensile strain, will not tear or break when actively fulfilling its purpose, but, on the other hand, will be always ready to stretch Wherever the strains occur and will thus be able to maintain its integrity.

In the best form of the invention the lining is' made of a single sheet of paper with its meeting edges permanently joined together by sewing, gluing, or other suitable'means, as

enable the paper at the angle of this downturned portion 4 to stretch, and thereby readily conform itself to a circular or other shape possessed by the barrel or other container. I generally line the bottom of the barrel with a sheet of paper 5, which may be crinkled like the tube 1. This bottom 5 has an upturned margin 6, within which the lower end of the tubular lining 1 is inserted, so that the upturned margin 6 may embrace the lower end of the tubular lining 1 when the barrel is filled. After the barrel is filled the downturned portion 4 is turned inward over the contents, as shown in Fig. 3. In some cases a top sheet of paper 7 is laid over the contents beneath the portion 4 after the same has been turned in.

It will be seen that my flexible paper lining may be tightly baled in convenient and economical form for shipment without injuring the paper or detracting from its efficiency in active use. The pressure upon the crinkles when the paper is thus packed or baled in no way affects the'crinkles.

I am aware that prior to my invention many efforts have been made to provide a practical lining for barrels and such like containers. In some cases it has been proposed to use a tubular lining made of flexible paper having corrugations or flutes therein; but such linings have not been a success, because the corrugations or flutes are pressed out flat almost immediately by the pressure of the contained material against the sides ofthe barrel, so that in active use such corrugated or fluted paper becomes nothing more than plain smooth paper and has no quality of stretching under tensile strain, such as is necessary in a practical lining and such as is possessed by my lining above described. Moreover, if such linings of fluted or corrugated paper were baled in packages for convenient shi pment the pressure upon the flutes or corrugations would press many of them out flat, so that many of these linings would be useless when unpacked. Again, such linings could not be turned down around the mouth of a barrel or other container for convenience in filling without tearing the linings.

rIhe crinkles in my paper linings are quite small and tight and are formed in the paper whenY it is wet. These crinkles enable the paper to stretch fully one-third of its length.

- One of the advantages of my paper lining is that the linings may be cut so as to have a uniform diameter from top to bottom and corresponding to the mouth of the barrel and yet when inserted in a barrel may stretch so as to lie evenly against the varying diam'- eter of the barrel without having any superiuous paper around the mouth of the barrel. Again, in emptying the barrel when containing comminuted materials-such as sugar,salt, flour, &c.-there is no danger of torn pieces of the lining coming out mixed up with the contents. The lining remains in one piece and closely hugs the interior of the barrel, fitting over and within all its inequalities, and so remains in place when the contents are poured out. Moreover, my paper lining by reason of its great efliciency makes it feasible to use barrels ofl poorer quality than heretofore used. It is not so important when my lining is used to use such great care to fit these staves closely together. Whatever cracks may be present in the barrel will be reliably covered by the lining.

My lining may be efficiently used for lining boxes, which, although having angular corners, may be satisfactorily lined by this stretchable lining.

In referring to the lining herein set out as being tubular or as comprising a tube v open at both ends it is of course to be understood that the lining is so designated with reference to its form when inserted in the container and not with reference -to its necessary previous form.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A stretchable iiexible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable, and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or other container.

2. A stretchable flexible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of lthe barrel or other container, said tube being longer than the barrel or other container intended to receive it so that the upper projecting end of the tube may be turned outward down over the upper end of the barrel or other container to support the tube in place during the operation of filling and may be thereafter turned inward over the contents.

3. A stretchable flexible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or other container, and a separate bottom for the tube made of a single sheet of paper and having an upturned margin to embrace the lower end of the tube.

4. A stretchable flexible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of crinkled durable paper having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or other container, and a separate bottom for the tube made of asingle sheet of crinkled paper and having an up- 'masas turned margin to embrace the lower end or upturned margin to embrace the lower end of the tube.,

5. l stretchable flexible lining for barrels and other lilre containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity oi tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior et' the barrel or other container, said tube being longer than the barrel or other container intended to receive it so that the upper projecting end of the tube may be turned outward down over the upper end of the barrel or other container to support the tube in place during the operation oi' filling and may be thereafter turned inward over the contents, and a separate bottom for the tube made oi a single sheet of paper and having an upturned margin to embrace the lower end of the tube.

6. it stretchable Horrible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube of durable paper having its meeting edges permanently secured together and having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior oi' theV barrel or other container.

T. A. stretchable exible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of a single sheet of durable paper having its meeting edges permanently secured together and having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable oi' conforming to the interior of the barrel or -other container, said tube being longer than the barrel or other container intended to receive it so that the upper projecting end of the tube may be turned outward down over the upper end of the barrel or other container to support the tube in place during the operation of filling and may be thereafter turned inward over the contents.

8. A stretchable flexible lining for barrels `and other like containers comprising a tube open at both ends and made of a single sheet oi y paper having its meeting edges permanently tainer, and a separate bottom for the tube made of a single sheet of paper and having an the tube.

9. A stretchable ilexible lining for barrels and other like containers comprising a tube open-at both ends and made of a single sheet ot' durable paper having its meeting edges permanently secured together and having a multiplicity ei' tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or other container, and a separate bottom 'for the tube made of a single sheet ot' paper and having an upturned margin to embrace the lower end oi the tube, said tube being longer than the barrel or other container intended to receive it so that the upper projecting end oi' the tube may be turned outward down over the upper end of the barrel or other container to support the tube in place during the operation of filling and may be thereafter turned inward over the contents.

l0. The combination with a barrel or other like container of a flexible stretchable tubular lining open at bothends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity of tight crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or other container, Said tubular lining having its upper `enel turned outward and down over the upper end of the barrel or other container to form a support for the lining during the operation oi' filling.

ll. The combination with a barrel or other like container of a flexible stretchable tubular lining open at both ends and made of durable paper having a multiplicity of tight'crinkles therein whereby the paper is rendered stretchable and capable of conforming to the interior of the barrel or othercontainer, said tubular lining having its upper end turned outward and down over the upper endof the barrel or other container to form a support for the lining during` the operation of filling; and a separate bottom piece made in a single sheet and having an upturned margin to embrace the lower end of the tubular lining ln testimony whereoil l have signed my name to this specification in the presence oi' two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES ARKELL.

Witnesses:

HELEN E. HART, MAGDALEN BLoss. 

